1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for Rhode Island Senate District 23
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
James P. Flynn (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Kenneth S. Allen (R) by 2.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James P. FlynnDemocrat · winner
51.1%1,773
Kenneth S. AllenRepublican
48.9%1,699
3,472 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET